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Pastor David McDowell, 62

Pastor David McDowell, age 62, of Ellsworth, Wis., passed away Saturday, Feb. 1, at Kinnic Nursing Home and Rehabilitation Center, River Falls, Wis. He went to meet his Lord and Savior surrounded by his loving family after a 19 year battle with a brain tumor.

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David was born on Sept. 7, 1951, at Dickinson County Memorial Hospital, Iron Mountain, Mich. The son of David and Betty McDowell, he grew up in Kingsford, Mich. He graduated from Kingsford High School, Northern Michigan University, and North Park Theological Seminary with a Master of Divinity Degree.

David married his best friend, Diane Mott, at First Covenant Church, Iron Mountain, Mich., June 21, 1980. He served an internship at Squaw Peak Covenant Church in Phoenix, Ariz., and was Pastor at the Covenant Churches in Warroad, Minn., Albert Lea, Minn., and then at Bethel Covenant Church in Ellsworth, Wis. Pastor Dave faithfully served the Lord throughout his life. He preached God's Word to everyone he met, as he had a heart for all people. He loved spending time with his family and grandchildren, visiting with friends, cooking Italian meals, rooting for the Chicago Bears, and hanging out with his faithful dog, Cocoa. He will be remembered for his positive, playful spirit even in the midst of pain, and for 3 a.m. wake up calls, spaghetti for breakfast, homemade noodles, and ravioli's. Saturday afternoons watching cooking shows, and nights watching Walker Texas Ranger, and M.A.S.H., and sharing his love for Jesus Christ.

He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Violet King Galloway, Joseph Sacchetti, Sr., David W. McDowell, Sr., and Francis Gardner; and great-grandparents George and Edna King; and sister-in-law Deborah Anderson.

Funeral services for Pastor McDowell will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 6, at Bethel Covenant Church, Ellsworth, Wis. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be from 5-8 p.m. on Wednesday at the church, and for one hour prior to the funeral on Thursday.